The New York Herald Newspaper, March 25, 1864, Page 4

4 NEW YORK HERALD. JAMES GORDON BENNETT, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR . AMUSEMENTS THIS EVENING. NIBLO'B GARDEN, Broadway. —Baxc: WALLACK'S THEATRE, Breadway.—! Congura. WINTBR GARDEN, Broadway.—Tiocer or Leave Max. OLYMPIC THEATRE, Brosdway.—-Leur Yan. MEW BOWERY THEATRE. Bowery.—Nick or tar Woons—J agues Staor—koi eration. BOWBRY THEaTR! Doc—Gisxvorwia—K: BARNUN'S MUSEUM, Broad Dwaurs, Acoinos, Wuat 1s 11, es all Bia, om Srimt of Beaviy—At Sand 7k P, M. BRYANTS’ MINSTRELS, Mechanics’ Hall, 472 Broad way.—Ernrorian Danoms, Bumtesquas, &0.—Tan ane 4 BurreRrnx. WOOD'S MINSTREL HALL, 514 Broadway, —Erasorian Gorcs, bi ances, dc.— 148 CONSCRIPTS. NIBLO’S SALOON, Broadway. HOTOGRAPHIANA. AMERICAN THEATKE, No. 444 Broadway.—Batcors, Partomimes, Buxcesques. &c.—Oid Gaanur Gavurt. BROADWAY AMPHITHEATRE, 485 Broadway.—Gru- fe Bqustuian Peuroumancas, Afternoon aod HOPE CHAPEL. 738 Brosdway.—| Minnor or Univense, avp Twemty-sevi ORCOPTICON OR Sruset Guosr, NEW YORK MUSEUM OF ANATOMY, 618 Broadway.— Oumositixs avy Lectures, from 94. M. till 10 P.M. HOOLEY'S OPERA HOUS! Brooklyn.—E1 PLANT a8, Danoms, BuRuEsques, to" Baer New York, Friday, March 25. 1864. _—— os THE SITUATION. Tho Red river expeditiun which started some time ge, and about the fortunes of which there has been auch anxiety and interest, bas a splendid report to make Of itself. It started from Vicksburg on the 6th inst., under the command of General Andrew Jackson Smith. Proceeding up the Red river towards Fort De Russy, which {ies seventy miles from the mouth, aud comprised the only formidable rebel work which could resist the advance Of Admiral Porter’s gunboats into the {nterior. Gon. Smith landed kis men a fow miles below the fort and advanced rapidly upon it. The rebel commander, Genera! Dick ‘Taylor, attempted to cut in on the rear of General Smith, and succeeded in doing #0 to some extent, but Smith determined to let Taylor skirmish away on his rear guard ‘while be pushed his main force on the fort, and fairly took {t by storm three hours before the enemy arrived there. i was grand race, in which the United States troops ‘won tbe Gold, At four o'clock in the afternoon of the 234, the Third and Ninth Indiana batteries opened on the fort, ‘whith replied vigorously with three of its heaviest guns. ‘The caznonade continued en hour, when General Smith ordered the First and Socond Illinois regiments to chargo the evemy’s rifle pits and storm the fort. The Ono Hundred and Ninteenth and Eighty-ninth In- Giana and Twenty-fourth Missouri regiments charged @ver deep ditcbes anda thick abattis in the face of a galling fire; and within twenty minutes after the order was given tho color sergeant of the Fifty-eighth Tilincis Volunteers planted the American flag upon the enemy's works. ‘The victory reguited in the capture of three hundred end twenty-five prisoners and tw2 nine-inch Dabigren guns, two four-pounders, four thirty-two-pounders, two Bix-pounders, a lot of small arms, two thousand bar. rele of fine powder, an immense quantity of assorted ‘ammunition and several thousand dollars worth of com- taissary stores. ob! ‘The capture of the fort opens the Red river clear up to Mexandria, La. Wegivean account in another columo ¥ tho fort and its gallant captor. The works are 80 for- hidable that it is said the labor of three thousand mea will be required for two or three days to destroy them Admiral Porter is busily engaged to removing obetru. tions from the river, and transports were going up ‘without interruption at last accounts. General Grant arrived by special train at bis head- quariors in Culpepper yesterday, having left Washington ‘At a quarter before ten in the morning, accompanied by bis etal. At Brandy Station he was met by Gen. Meade, who conducted him to Culpepper. His reception by the army ‘was most enthusiastic, General orders bave been issued reorganizing the Army of the Potomac, and consolidating it into three corps—the Second, Fifth umd sixth—the First and Third to be temporarily distributed among the former. Despatches from Memphis to the 224 say that Gen- Oral Grierson is bunting up the rebels in that locality. ‘The robo! General Forrest 1s said to bave seven thousand cavatry ov the Obion river. Their advance drove iv our pickets south of Union City, The tatver in the morning ‘cut off communicition with Columbus, Ky., by destroy. ing the raitroad, cutting the telegraph wires and burning tbe bridges, Our forces at Columbus have gone to mest them. Genera! Grabam’s expedition into Matthews county (Genera! Butlor's department) has returned to Fortress Monroe, The Gencral captured a lot of horses, cattic and mules, together with several engineers and three hundred contrabands. Tho steamer New York, with flag of truce from City Polnt, reached Fortress Monroe yesterday with sixty-three officers and nine hundred and twenty soldiers, Union prisovers of war. Five bundred of thom were siok and three died on the way. We give a full list of the names of the officers in another column. ‘We bave nows from New Urieans to the 16th instant by way of Cairo, Toere is not much of importance trans- Diring there CONGRESS. In the Senate yesterday a bill was reported by the Mili- tary Committes making the Provost Marsbal General's rack that of ® brigadier, with pay and emoluments to correspond. The remainder of the session was occupied by Mosers. Howard and Saulsbury In making speeches on tbe bill to prevent military interference in State elections. tn the House of Representatives the Judiciary Com. mittee were instructed to inquire foto the expediency of Proposing en amendment to the constitution by striking out the ar‘icle waich forbids the laying a tax on articles exported from any State, The Dill providing for the fostruction of engineers and naval constructors at the Naval Acalemy was reported back by the N Committees, ordered to be printed, and rn mitted, The consideration of the bill making the Gi*ritau and Delaware Bay Railroad @ post and military Toad was then resumed, and Messrs. Garfield, of Obio, &nd Broomall, of Pennsylvania, respectively made Bpecches for and againet the propositipn. The report of the Confere: mittee on the Military Academy bill Was agreed to, ‘The amendment providing for the ap Poiptment of an additional number of cadets was stricken Out, the present accommodations at West Point rendering Guy fucrease Of te number inadmissible. The House then went into Committee of the Whole ou the bill amendatory Of the National Banking act, and Messrs, Brooks, Kernan ‘and Pruyn, of New York, made speoches in onponition to it. Mr. Pruyn offered an amendment eataviiehing a cur. revey bureau in New York city, with # compiroiler, to be Appointed for four years, &c.; but it dia not recoive more than filtecn or twenty votes. The House then adjourned, THE LEGISLATURE. In the Sonate yesterday « motion was made and agreed to that the motion to disagree with the report of the Gaurvad Commytes edverse to the Harlem Brondwar Railroad bill be taken from the table; bat, before the con Bideration of Lbe subject was procesded with, @ motion to again lay is on the table prevailed, by & vote o' uiueteoa yeas to nine nays. The matter will be up in the Sonate again to-day, when an animated discussion on the bill ts antcivated, The bill to amend the act establishing the Board of Commissioners of Emigration was re- ported adversely from the committee, aud the re- port was axreed with by the Senate, A number of other bills of only private or limited interest were reported. Our city tax levy was received from Mr, Valentine, Clerk ‘of the Common Counci!, and attention called to the dis- crepancies between the estimates of the Aldermen and those of the Councilmen. Among the bills introduced was that for the Motropolitan Underground Railway. The Dill for the incorporation of the Union Trust Company was passed, and that making appropriations for the pay- ment of State bounties to volunteers was ordered to its third reading. The proceedings of the Assembly were not particularly important. A large portion of the day’s session was taken up in referring back to the standing committees bills to be reported complete, most of which were local or private enes, Among them was that for the establish- ment of an inobriate asylum under the direction of our Commissioners of Charities and Correction. In Commit- tee of the Whole a number of bills of no general interest wore ordered to their third reading, The Committee om Cities of the Assembly held # session last evening to hear statements and arguments in reference to our dity tax lovy. Comptroller Brennan and representatives of the Board of Aldermen spoke, and then the matter was laid over till Wednesday next for final disposition. MISCELLANEOUS NEWS. ‘Que epecial correspondence from Europe by the Ohina, dated to the 13th of March, informs us that the move. ment in aid of the New York Sanitary Fair was extending very rapidly on the Continent, and meetings of much prac- tial utility and value had been held in Hamburg, Dussel- dorf, Borlin and Zurich, Switzerland, A shipment of arti- cles bas been already made from Hamburg, and many ob- Jects of art intended for the fair arrived in this city by the steamship Germania, A Swiss peasant woman, whose gon is serving inthe Union army, made an interesting offering, in quite an affecting manner, to the United States Consul in Zurich. The act drew forth a very agreeable ‘and patriotic effusion in pootry from the pen of an Ame- rican lady, + Maximilian’s arrival at tho railway station in Paris and his reception at the Tulleries are very fully discussed by our Paris correspondent, who states that the impressions made by the personal appearance of the Emperor elect and his wife were agreeable, The secessionists in France appeared.very joyful after the arrival of the Austrian prince. Our advices from Funchal, Madeira, indicate the proba- Dility that the privateer Florida would escape from the United States ship St. Louis, in that port, as she did. Mr, ‘True, United States Consul in Funchal, died of virulent smailpox, although he bad been vaccinated ‘successfully ‘on two occastons, and no case of the kind had occurred at thé place for some time previous to his illness, The final hearing in the bankruptcy case of the great Anglo-rebel blockade breaker Z. C. Pearson, of Hull, was had in London, He showed that he lost over one hun- dred thousand pounds sterling from a venture of one hun- dred and thirty thousand pounds in the Merrimac, sent out adout the time of Mr, Lincoln’s proclamation of the blockade. The bankrupt commissioner reserved his judgment. Pearson's lawyer madea very ingenious ar- gument, to the effect that the breaking of the Union block- ade was nota malum per se, and consequently did not affoct @ man's character or credit. Iv is said that Queen Victoria, in the exercise of the Toyal prerogative of waror peace making, has firmly assured both Lord Palmerston and Earl Derby that no events shail force her to declare a war against her own children and other kin in Germany. Hence it is sald all the English Parliamentary debates avoid a declaration in favor of war for Denmark, Oar correspondent at Belize, British Honduras, writing on the 29th of Fobruary, states that the Legislative Ascombly of that place wag In session, and that severa; bills of commercial advantage had been passed. The new Governor bad not yet arrived, but he wags expected on the 10th of March. Cotton was being rapidly gathered in from the grounds where crops had beon recently sown, and some persons had sold sea island cotton raised on the spot at twenty cents a pound. This cotton, the letter States, is of the finest and most beautiful quality. After describing ® case of miscegenation, our correspondent concludes bis letter. There bad been heavy northern gales on some parts of the coast, but previous to the date of our latest accounts the weather had settled and become more fine and bracing. Mr. Horace Greeley addressed a slim audience last evening at the rocms 206 Eighth avenue, The apart- ments were small and confloed , and there were not more than one hundred and fifty persons present. Mr. Greeley argued at some length on the duties of the North, ana «« just once’? more endeavored to show that in the death of slayory the stability of the ‘republic is to be estab lished. He spoke in a very sarcastic manner of the in- sufficient abolition movements of Mr. Lincoln, and, one other things, said that the proclamation of Fre- m |, revoked by Mr. Lincoln, was worth 40,000 men in Missouri alone, He contended that, whereas formerly slavery was tho life of the South, the same system would now be the certain cause of the death of the con- federacy. Uj} toa recent period the idea of negroes fight- ing was scouted at; but now there was not a copperbead throughout the North who would not rather see all the nogroes enlisted than fight himself. He concluded a rather rambling address by declaring that poace can only be restored on a foundation of perfect liberty to all men. The fortnightly meeting of the Commissioners of Charities and Correction took place yesterday. The re- port of the Conimittee of the Whole, which was adopted, stated that several communications have passed be- tween the Board and the city authorities on the action of the Common Council in granting the ground used as a public burying ground for the purpose of building a Roman Catholic Juvenile Asylum. The Board, with the exception of Commissiover Nicholson, protest against the faction of the Common Council. The Mayor refuses to in- terfere. Thus the matter stands. The Historical Society's thanks to the Board were received for the obelisk made of the flagstone on which Washington stood when de- livering bis frst inaugural message. Tho oumber of in- mates in the institutions of the city now is 6,367—a de- Crosve of 49 for the week. In th® Superior Court yesterday, before Judge Robert- gon, the case of Aaron E. Hovey vs. the High Shoals Miving avd Manufacturing Company, of North Carolina, occupied the entire day. The plaintiff claimed to bavea balanes against the company of one thousand six hundred and eleven dollars for services performed as agent or over- seer of the mines during 1859 and 1860. The defence set up was that the defendants had not worked the mize since 1858, and that no services had been rendered them by the plaintiff since shat period. The case was dismissed without allowing it to go to the jury. Cartmen should be cautious how they fasten books in the end of their Vebicles. Dwight Hiscox, the owner of a truck, was mulcted in the sum of twenty-six dollars yes- terday, in the Court of Common Pleas, for injuring a neighbor's horse with one of the hooks in question. The case created considerable tuterest among cartmen. The case of William W. Smith et al. vs. Hiram Barney, ‘was a suit to recover an excess of duties paid under pro- tost, tried in the United States Circuit Court, before Judge Hall. The jury, under direction of the Court, yesterday rendered a verdict for the plaintiff for the sum of $1,044 38, A, R. Culverand G. T. Curtis for plaintiff; the United States District Attorney for defendant. In the caso of William T. Williams ve, Colonel Edward W. Serreil, mentioned in yesterday's Henatp, the jury were unable to agree, and were discharged by order of Judge Baicom. Iv the Court of General Sessions yesterday, before Recorder Hoffman, the cases of Jacob Phiefer and Thomas Murphy were called up by Assistant District Attorney Hotebings. The former pleaded guilty to an assault and the latter to petty larceny, Jo the assault and battery case of Mary Murphy vs. Biasios M, Cheesebrongh, Judge Hearn rendered a judg- ment yesterday in favor of the plaintiff, assessing the damages at $100. The now government loan of two hundred millions was put on the market yesterday at ive per cent, It will nogetiated through the sub-treasuries and the Natio Banks, which bave been made depositories of the pub- No moneys. The anpouncement made no impression om the money market, whieh continued to work onsy at the usual rate of interest. Gold opened at 166%, but went down to 105%%, and then rose to 167}. Government stocks were firm, without any change in quotations. ‘The further rise jo gold, and the consequent advance of foreign exchange, imparted a greater degree of firmness to the markets for moet kinds of merchandise, and some articles advanoed in price considerably. There was no feneral activity, 80 that present quotations are mostly nomioul, In petroloum there was en active speculative movement in crude, which was higher, Refued was Uikowing more active and Ormer, The Campeign for the Unton and the ‘@ampaign tor the Presicemcy. — The year of our Lord 1864, from #!! the indi- cations around us, will, by the future historian a hundred or a thousand years hence, be marked as embracing the most momentous and com- prebensive events, military and political, in the annals of the United States. We are upon the threshold of ® military campaign in which is involved a decisive triumph of the Union cause or @ disastrous failure; and @ political cam- paign fs: before us which may inaugurate a new epoch of national unity, prosperity and power, or a reign of chaos and terror. First in order and importance is the grand struggle of the war upon which we are about to enter; for upon its results the Presidential con- test will be shaped and determined. Even in the interval to the Baltimore June Convention agreat victory over the rebellion or a great dis- aster may completely break up all the existing plans, combinations and estimates of Presi- dent-making politicians on all sides, and pre- cipitate a new erganization of parties, new candidates and new issues for the national No- vember election. All the energies of the loyal States and their people should accord- ingly be brought now to bear in support of Gen. Grant and our brave armies under his command. The crisis demands the union of the North in a decisive prosecution of the war, and warns us of the dangers of political dis- tractions and divisions while yet the issue of the war remains to be settled. We have, however, some half a dozen politi- cal factions at work, mining and countermin- ing, plotting and counterplotting, and wrang- ling with each other over the anticipated spoils and plunder of the Presidential succession, 29 if the overthrow or the success of Jeff. Davis were a secondary question. Most prominent among these disturbing factions fs that of the office-bolding and shoddy republicans, marshal- led under the banner of President Lincoln. Their name is legion, and their ravages are like those of the locusts of Egypt; but their aims and objects are not those of the great body of the people. Next we have the Chase repub- lican faction, extensively composed ef outside advocates of the doctrine of rotation in office, and the “one term principle.” Then come the hungry democracy, divided into two factions— the war faction, qualified with numerous “buts” and “ifs,” and the peace faction, whose adherents stand ready at the tapwof the drum to stir up a reign of blood and carnage in the North in order to secure the blessings of peace to Davis and his confederacy. And then we have the radical German Fremont faction, largely made up of philosophers of the old European “liberty, equality and fraternity” school, and dreamers of the near approach of the millennium. How are these discordant factions to be quieted for a moath or two? We answer by a proclamation from President Lincoln—not a negro, an amnesty or a new draft proclama- tion; for we have had enough of these—but a proclamation announcing to the country his withdrawal from the field as a Presidential candidate, and appealing to his friends to drop politics for a season and unite heartily with him and Gen. Grant in the paramount work of putting down the rebellion. Such a proclama- tion will strike terror among the rebels and the shoddy politicians; but it will be hailed with delight by the masses of the people. In the next place, let Honest Old Abe deal magnanimously with Gen. McClellan and Gen. Fremont, by placing each in some active com- mand in the field of war, and we dare say that each will insist upon being withdrawn from the Presidential agitation. Thus not only will the war democrats and the Fremont faction be pacified, but that old political fossil, Amos Kendall, will be permitted to retire to the shades of oblivion, where he properly belongs. In short, the retirement of Mr. Lincoln from the Presidential field is the one thing most needed to secure the fusion of all parties in the North in support of the war. We would earnestly call upon him, there- fore, to issue the patriotic proclamation sug- gested. In his present position he stands as the head and front of the disorganizing elec- tioneering factions of the day. This is not a position becoming his grave responsibilities and the wants of the country at this crisis. He cannot possibly make # mistake in gracefully retiring; but, on the other hand, in adhering to this one idea of another term, he may in the end discover that he has committed the un- pardonable blunder of his administration. Meantime, however, let the patriotic people of the loyal States, through their primary as- semblages, denounce these premature wrang- lings over the Presidential succession, and the factions concerned, including a word of whole- some advice to Abraham Lincoln, and let them solemnly appeal for the temporary fusion of all parties in support of General Grant and the war, and possibly even Old Abe himself may regard these expressions of public opinion as something too serious to be answered by a smutty joke. Tue Exterprise or THe West.—While New England, with ite puritanical notions, its ex- treme selfishness and its diabolical hatred of everything outside its limits, is fast losing its prestige for enterprise and public spirit, the Great West is advancing in the opposite direction with gigantic strides. The last great project that has attracted public attention is the work of tunnelling the lake at Chicago, for a distance of two miles—a great work, but one that is guaranteed to be com- pleted within the space of eighteen or twenty months. The State of Massachusetts has been laboring for something near a quarter of « century in the work of tunnelling @ small mountain called Hoosick, for railway purposes of a highly advantageous character to the State, and the undertaking is now about as far from completion as it was five years ago. The com- paratively infant city of Chicago might con- struct @ tunnel across Lake Michigan while the rich old Commonwealth of Massachusetts is en- gaged in this work of boring through one of its most insignificant mountains. Tar Time ron Work.—Now that Grant, and not Lincolna—a great general, and not a small politician—is at the head of our armies, Fre- mont, McClellan, Buell, Fitz John Porter and other unemployed and persecuted generals ought to apply for active service in the field, and realize their desire to do something for their country. Crry RatLnoans iv THe Leorstatone.—There fs reason to hope that all the city railroad bills now before the Legislature will be defeated. ‘This is as it should be. The incorporators of most of these new roads are unknown, impudent fellgws, who seek to enrich themaclves at the NEW YORK HERALD, FRIDAY, MARCH 25, 1864. expense of the public. Judge Edm btates iu « publisbed letter that he has ex: the List of corporators for one of the pro; roads, und has “not been able to find out who they are, except two of theia—one a young lawyer in town, and the other one who bas moved into.town from Chicago within the last year.” This is a fair sample of these new railroad bills, In some of them, however, the names of women are inserted as corporators, as ne men can be found to lend themselves to the swindle. The War in Europe. ‘The Danes and the Germans are atill fight- ing with the greatest animosity, the former meeting on all occasions with serious reverses. The Allies, Prussian and Austrian, bave ad- vanced against Jutland in great force, and with every prospect of success. This course has greatly irritated the English government, Both houses of Parliament have expressed deep censure against the Germans; but, save this, England has as yet done nothing to aid the Danes. The London journals assert that it is likely thé affair may be settled by giving Hol- stein to Prussia and Schleswig to Denmark; but this move would surely suit neither of the parties mentioned, to say nothing of Austria, who will have had her pains for her trouble in case of such a division of the disputed pro- vinces, These considerations render it very unlikely that any such settlement may be feasi- ble. It must be noted that the debate in the House, of Lords was considered by the English journafs as a demonstration quite inimical to Germany, which might lead to war. In Paris and London it is asserted thata “Holy Alliance” between Russia, Prussia and Austria has been formed. If this be true, a general war in Europe is almost inevitable, as these Powers will have banded together to struggle to the last for their existence against -the revolutionary movement which is agitating all Europe, and which France and Italy will powerfully aid. Analliance between Russia and Prussia isa natural one. For Austria to join with these Powers is an action on her part unaccountable, save from dread of impending danger; and that she considers it necessary to make the alliance at present proves her know- ledge of the fact that ber power is menaced even now. Against the three Eastern potentates will be arrayed a vast portion of their own subjects, France, Italy, and even England—as this Power will be forced into the contest, spite of her de- ‘sire to keep clear of the melee—while doubtless Spain will send a force to operate with France, Of course all this warlike movement is depend- ent upon the fact that an alliance has really been entered into between Russia, Prussia and Austria. The first overt act of such a coali- tion would, we believe, kindle a general war in Europe, which would cease but with the en- tire overthrow of the old monarchies and the success of the great revolutionary party. Such an event would, of course, change the present political aspect of the Old World, and bring about Complications as yet unthought of. The monarchs of the three great Powers said to be allied feel, doubtless, that this speck of a war, this Danish and German imbroglio, has precipi- tated matters in Europe; that questions which might have slumbered for half a century yot have been fanned into life by this war, aud that as a result a struggle between monarchy and democracy must ensue. Should such an event occur, England and France, who bave (the one truly, the other ap- parently) marched onwards with popular senti- ment and liberty, ‘will not be convulsed. It is only the absolute and tyrannical governments, which prove their sense of danger by a desire to huddle together for mutual protection, that will feel the full force and power of popular resentment. Tue Coat Compination.—We recently pub- lished a communication from a party well posted in the plans of the railroad companies connecting with the coal districts, stating that it was their intention, as soon as the Legisla- tures of New York, New Jersey and Pennsyl- vania adjourned, to increase the rates of tolls and transportation on coal, already but too remunerative. Of the effect of this on the poorer classes we need not speak. Their suf- ferings during the present season from the unreasonably high price of coal have been suf- ficiently great without having them intensified by this fresh measure of extortion. To defeat it we recommended the Legislatures of the three States, betore adjourning, to pass @ law pro- hibiting railway companies from raising the tolls and freight on coal beyond a certain limit. We perceive that inthe New Jersey Senate a bill has been introduced limiting the total cost of transportation for coal and lime to two cents per gross ton per, mile when the distance exceeds fifty miles. Heavy penalties, including forfeiture of charter, are imposed for each and every violation of the law. If the New York and Pennsylvania Legislatures will but follow this example, the plans of the coal monopolists and railway com- panies which seek to realize exorbitant profits out of the hard earned wages of the poor will be effectually defeated. Tae Forvre Experor or Mexico.—Prince Maximilian was the recipient of Imperial honors in Paris, and at the last accounts had gone to London. The French journals dwell upon the fact that the Prince is an ardent admirer and ad- vocate of Napoleon, whose advice will rule the government of Mexico tos certain extent. It being clear to all the world that Maximilian is a mere puppet in the hands of the Emperer of the French, the statement of the semi-official journals at Paris will be readily accepted as meaning even more than is actually conveyed. Asa rather serious stumbling block in the way of Maximilian must be noticed the fact that his financial prospects are the reverse of bril- liant. First, and most annoying, the Prince is personally indebted to the amount of eight millions of francs, while his prospects for a loan to his future imperial government are very discouraging. The Mexican loan falls flat upon the money markets of London and Paris, where the capitalists will take none of it yntil the whole affair shall have been properly arranged aod the government steadfastly and safely established. To do this without money is difficult, not to say impossible; and here lies trouble for Prince Max. It is asserted, how- ever, that the Emperor Napoleon will induce the Rothschilds and Barings to advance money to the future emperor. Some such assistance he must have before he can possibly mount the throne of Mexico. Tow Pray or Haier wire Hamuet Lert Ovr.—The Journal of Commerce had an article yesterday on the spring campaign, in which General Grant was not even mentioned. Persona, Squassies m Cononess.—We have just had another specimen of the ad- vantages the floor of the House of Representa- tives affords for the display of the bellicose propensities of members—and the end is not yet. Messrs, Blair and McClurg, of Mis- souri, have just indulged in ao war of words about the political difficulties in that State. The country is in no disposition to regard with complacency these personal Con- gressional equabbles. The times demand earnest, comprehensive and effective legisla- tion; that everything shouldbe done to strengthen the hands of the leading man of the day, General Grant. All personal considera- tions, all individual bickerings and all private quarrels should be merged in one great effort to help along the Union cause, to encourage the soldiery and to sustain the military leaders. The impending campaign will be decisive of the fate of the nation, and the occasion admits of no temporizing, either in Congress or dut- side its halls. Hatreon’s Genenarsnir.—In a recent speech at St. Louis, General Rosecrans stated that:— “Previous to the battle of Chickamauga he teregraphed to General Halleck to know whether any portion of the rebel army of Vir- ginia had been sent southward, and General Halleck replied that no troops of Lee’s army had been sent in that direction, except a few regiments for Charleston! (Cries of “Shame! shame!” from the officers.) In consequence of this false information, the Army of the Cum- berland enoowntered superior numbers; for Longstreet, from Lee’s army, was there with over twenty thousand men, and the whole force of the enemy was at least ninety-three thousand, while the Union forces were not more than fifty-five thousand.” This shows Halleck’s generalship in a very striking light. Thank Providence he will have nothing to do with the spring campaign. Symprous or Axotuer Civ, War.—The re- publican border ruffians in Congress conduct themselves with the same violence as the Southern fire-eaters did before secession. Fine Arts, Mr. Constant Mayer has nearly finished a largo picture, illustrative of the war, which promises to realize the expectations we had formed ef thia talented young artist. It tg entitiod “Consolation,” and represents the interior ofa tent, in which a wounded Union soldior ts scen re- clinivg on his mattress, listening sadly but earnestly to the words of comfort poured into his ears from the Holy Book by a Sister of Charity. The treatment of the sub- ject 1s in the best possible taste, the sentiment not being overcharged. In drawing and texture the picture will compare favorably with many of the similar compositions of the French school which aro so much esteemed bere. Mr. Mayor is a valuablo acquisition to our amall knot of his. torical painters, and we trust to find him devoting more of bis attention to subjects of thia kind. An interesting sale of water color sketches by English artists is advertised for Saturday next at Leeds’ gallery, Nassau street. They embrace specimens by Sir Thomas Lawrence, Turnor, Sir David Wilkie, Pickersgill, Leslie, Stanfield and the two Chalons, The third and last reception ef the artiste in Dod- worth's building drew @ large attendance last evening. The show of pictures, though good, was not quite up to the level of tne two former exhibitions. Amongst those that attracted most attention were a viow of Lake Lu- cerne (a brilliant little picture) by Gignoux; “South Moun- tain, Kaatskill,’’ by Gitord; ascene on the coast of Nor- mandy, by Dana; aSpanish sea port and Spanish street scene, by Colman; ‘A Morning with LutRer,” by Fdwin White; a view near Cayuga, by James Hart; a charming. ly painted portrait of a child, by W. 0. Stone; “A Novem- ber Afternoon,” by McEntee; ‘*A Rising Storm,” by Shat- tuck; an autumnal scene, by W. Aart coast scene, by Hazeltino; a landscape, by Whittredge; severat cabinet groups, by Inman; some flower and fruit pieces, by S. Hall; a finely modelled mate head, by Huntington; a head of a child, by Baker;\some studies for frescoes, by Angoro; “Zouaves Off Duty,’’ by Winslow Homer, and a take scene, by Bierstadt. In the atelier of Rogers, the sculptor, veral beautifully executed groups taken from camp life, one of them unfinished (‘The Woundea Scout”), promising to excel all his former efforts in this way. . The Re Galantuomo. ADDITIONAL PARTICULARS FROM HER—SHS I8 PRO- BABLY COMING BACK. Captain Locke, of the packet ship Albion, which arrived ‘at this port yesterday morning from Liverpool, states that on the 13th inst., at seven A. M., when in latitude 89 08 and longitude 62 20, he sighted a ateamship-of. war, having @ double row of ports, with her smokestack abaft the mainmast, Sho was under steam and steering north- wost; had all hor sails furled, and was going very slowly, the wind being northwest at the time. When first seen the man-of-war had maintopmast aloft and yard across, but soon afterwards seat them down on deck. The Pennsylvania Democratic State Convention. Parcaparata, March 24, 1864. ‘The Democratic State Convention met to-day and or. ganized by the election of William H. Witte as pormanent President, and Robert J. Hemphi!l as;secretary. The following delegates to the National Conventior were chosen:— Dist. 1—Samuel G. King, Dr. George Neburger. 2—William M. Riley, G. W. Irwin, 3—William Curtis, Simon Aroold. 4—William W. Burnell, leaac 5. Casson, 6—H, P. Ross, Charles W. Carrigan, 6—J. D. Stiles, Perry M. Hunter, 1—John H Brinton, John ©, Beatly. 8—J. Glancy Jones, William Rosenthal, 9—George Sanderson, Henry A. Wade. 1o— is W. Hughes, Dr. C. B, Cloninger. 11—Pbifip Johnson, Cariton Burnett. 12—Charles Leanison, A. G.-Garrettson. 13—Jobn F. Means, David Lowenbury. 14—Hamilton Alfricks, Thomas Dower, 14—Peter A. Keller, H. D, Conery. 16—Henry J. Stadie, B. F. Myers. 17—R. Broce Petricken, Danie! M. Dall. 1g—Jobn H. Orvis, Ste; Pierce. 1900. L. Lamberton, James K. Kerr, 20—T. B, nt, John Latta, 21—Jobo M. White, W. A. Wallace. 22—William D. Pat Samuel P. Ross, 23—J. A. MoCollough, F. HH. Hutchinson, 24—B. W. Jones, 8. B. Wilson, Mr. C. L, Ward was olected Chairman of the State Cen tral Committes. ‘The Convention adjourned until the evening. In the evening the Committee on Resolutions presented @ series, instructing the delegation.to vote fer MeCiellan for President at the National Con’ ‘The Convention was in session at midnight. Another Sword for General Grant. (From the St. Louis Union.) Memorial swords and presentations to army officers have of late become so frequent as scarcely to deserves _ Yet amongst the most worthy ie in projection for the benefit of the ir, we notice of the most beautt- fal and costly swords yet manufactured in the country. ‘The sword Is intended for General Ulysees 8. Grant. entire scabbard and mountings are exceedingly massive and heavy and of solid sterling silver, richly piatea with gold and studded with diamonds, over one hundred in umber. We are unable to give an elaborate description of this elegant piece of workmanship at present, but will men- tion one or two leading features, The fasbion of the bilt fo as beautiful as it is novel. The gripe of the bilt isa jgroongre of statuette, six inches im beight, It is the Goddess of Victory, with her ri raged, aad face Intent upon the fleid of 1 e her head @ chaplet of laurel hand extend 5 tts compani isplayed actoss her breast, as if to ro- tain the start roud which aurmounte ber. The base upon which the figure stands widens upon one side Into he customary shield for the hand, which forms an elo. oe soroll, sxeirciod by an olive wreath of rare beauty, ‘Tho scroll iteetf 4s inlaid with blue enamel, in which aro sot thirty-six diamonds, forming tho initials“, 8. @,,"" and the whole is encircled by @ rich border of djamonde, also thirty-six in number, representing the ix Statos of the Union. The guard, slightly risioy above pedestal of the figure, is made of four small statuettos, sustaining @ magnificent amethyst, with an oval border of diamonds. The same richness of material ‘and dosign ia displayed in the scabbard and throughout, ‘The wexpon is enclosed in a beatiful ebony case, orna- mented with heavy sitver mounting. The sum to be raiged 18 $5,000 for this object, and im order that as many of Our citizens as possible may bave ‘A share in the gift, contributions are limited to ove dol. Jar, We understand that Genoral Rosas bas headed the subscription. The presentation, we are informed, Is tovemade at the opening of the Banitary Fair in this ps Ah we oan by aL cmuenve ‘A more happy inaugural Of the glorious onterpr! NEWS FROM WASHINGTON. eeeeenaammmene teneeeel Action of the Ways and Means Com- mistee on the Tax Bill, Debate in the House on the Raritan and Dela- ware Bay Bailroad Bill, Senatorial Debate on Military Interfe- rence in Elections. GColenel Dahlgren’s Remains Mot Wet Recovered. Reg Ren ae Wasararon, Maroh 24, 1666. {HS INTBRNAL TAX BILL. ‘The goneral tax bill has been submitted by the sub- committee by whom it was prepared, and is now ender consideration in the genoral Committee of Ways amd Means. The bill comprises all the subjects of internal reve Bue tax, is intended to take the place of all existing tax laws. It Is examined by the committee item by item. Ite revision will occupy several days,to the exolusten of all other business in the committe, THE NATIONAL BANK BILL, ‘The House has made but a few amendments to the Na- tional Bank bill, only about one-tenth of which has beem considered, That part providing for the recommendation of @ comptroller of the currency by the Secretary of the Treasury to the President for appointment, has bees stricken out, the latter being thus left free in the exorcise of his legitimate functions. THE DEBATE ON THE RARITAN AND DELAWARE BAY BAILROAD BILL. ‘The epeeob of Mr, Broomall, of Pennsylvania, in oppo Gition to the Raritan and Delaware Bay Raflroad bill, t= the House to-day, attracted much attention, and hag given to the route the goubriquet of the ‘‘elbow route.’” During the discussion of this measure the floor of the House wag crowded with lcbby advocates of the bia, ‘among whom were several prominent Wall street opers tors. The privilege accorded to them to carry on thetr lobby operations on the floor, contrary to tho estab! shed rules of the House, was ® matter of general surprise and commont, SENATOR HOWARD'S BPERCH ON MILITARY INTER FERRNOB IN RLECTIONS. Mr. Howard concluded bis exhausting speech on the subject of military interference with elections to-day, ané was replied to in an excited manner by Mr. Saulsbury, An attempt was mado by. Bf) Trumbull to prevont Me. Saulsbury from proceeding with bis remarks; but, af the solicitation of several Senators, Mr. Trumbull with- drow bis motion to take up other business, Mr. Saule Dury bas the floor to-morrow, and will, it is expected, barangue the Senate at length upon the beauties of slavet ARRIVAL OF GENERAL BURNSIDE. Major Genera) Burnside arrived here this morning, RETURN OF MAJOR JOBN HAY. Major Johu Hay. formerly Assistant Private Secretary to the Presidemt, arrived bere to-day. It is understood that he will resume his duties at the White House. THE FIRST BRIGADE OF THE VETERAN RESERVE CORPS. Tho following order has boon promulgated :— s SPECIAL ORDERS —NO, 7. Gaapquarrers, Derartaens or Wasmnarom, ‘TWENTY BRCOND ARMY CORPS, Wasmwaton, D. C., March 23, 1864, Extra pm In accordance with Spec lers No. 119, War De partment, Adjutant General's Office, March 16, 1864, the following regiments of the Veteran’ Reserve Corpe’ are Telieved from duty under Brigadier Genoral J. 1, Martto- dale, and are announced as the First brigade, Veteram Reserve Corps, under Colonel R. H. Rush, with heed quarters in such place in this city as sball be designated by the commander: — f First regiment Veteran Reserve Corps. Sixth regiment Veteran Reserve Corps. Ninth regiment Vetoran Reserve Corps. Ninoteenth regiment Veteran Reserve Corps. Twenty-second regiment Veteran Rese Tweoty-fourth regiment Vi ran Reserve Corps All returns and requisitions from the First. bri Veteran Keserve Corps, will be forwarded direct to headquarters. By command of Major General AUGUR. JH. Tartor, Chief of Staff aud A. A. G. ©. H, Raymonn, A. A. G. INCREASE OF THE MARINE CORPS. Another effort is being made to increase the Marine battalion toa brigade. The corps ag now constituted ts totally inadequate to the service. A number of vessels have been obliged to be sont out by the Navy Depart- meot without even the ordinary marine guard, and there are now in process of construction twenty sloops an@ frigates, each of which will require fifty marines, It te proposed to increase the number of the corps to four thousand five hundred men, and constitute it a brigade, with corresponding rank to the officers. This corps bag won high distinction whorever it has been engaged during the war, and bas received flattering eucomiume from all the admirals and commanding officers in active service. The recruits to the corps sre now receiving local bounties. Doubts are expressed of the pelicy of allowing rebel deserters to enlist as marines. Numbers of them have already entered this service, whoro, if act ing in bad faith, they may have opportunities to de much harm. The British government is #0 jealous of the loyalty of their marine corps that enlistments are oon- fined to native born subjects. RSTORN OF ADMIRAL DAHLGREN WITHOUT THE BODY OF HIS BON. ‘The steamer Baltimore, Acting Master Mitchell, which left hereon Monday morning with Admiral Dahigrea, who weut down to Fortress Monroe, expecting to receive the body of his son, arrived up this morning with the Admiral on board, be baving been again unsuccessful tm ‘his mission. The fing of truce boat which was due at Old Point om ‘Tuesday afternoon did not arrive until yesterday afer. goon, on account of the storm, which obliged her to lay to off Vid Jamestown Island until Tuesday night. ‘The boat brought down a number of wounded soldiers, but did not bring down the remains of Colonel Dabigren, as expected. @Colone! Ould, the rebel agent for the exchange of prisoners, sent a verbal message ‘That the man whe had buried the body could not be found in time to get it ready for transportation just yet, but that it would be sont down as soon as possible.” This promise gives the officers at Old Point and numerous relatives and friends Of the deceased hopes that bis remains will shortly be delivered to his afficted fatber and family. Captain Mitchell describes the late storm as one of the ‘most terrific that has ever occurred. It blew and stormed with tremendous fury. A number of vessels in the Roads were tossed about by the storm, and some of them driven ashore and damaged. Three schooners were made total wrecks. Four lives were lost. DEFRAUDING THE GOVERNMENT. It having been reported that the government was being defrauded in the article of coffee, and that ground glass ‘was found in the bottoms of barrels, acommission was appointed to examine into the subjoot. The result is thas some coffee had been emptied into « barrel which pre- viously contained fragments of a bottle. This is the orl. gm of the charge of fraud, 7HR CASK OF JUDGE MILLER. ‘The House Committes on the Judiciary was yesterday discharged from the further consideration of the meme- rials asking for the impeachment of Judge Miller, of the district of Wisconsin, not of lowa, as has been erroneously stated, there being nothing whatever against him te Justify such @ proceeding. CAPTURE OF GUERILLAS. Asmall force of tho Thirteenth New York and Second Massachusetts cavalry havo returned from @ scout slong the Bull Ran Mountains to Leesburg, bringing in thirtesm, guerillas, two rebel soldiers and a number of horses, THR QUICKSILVER MINE CASE. ‘Tho Judges of the Supreme Court have agreed to make up thetr opinion in the celobrated QuickstIver case at thetr regular meoting for consultation at ‘the conference room of the Court on Saturday next, 26th Inst. Several days, howover, may elapse before the opinion will be promal- ar LARGE SALE OF CONFISCATED GOODS. Confiseated goods amounting in value to three hundre@ thousand doliars are being catalogued previows to thelr being sold at auction, Household furniture, mercham- dino, &e., are Inctuded. THR PROPOSED AXTRNSION OF THE RIGMT OF 6UP 8 TO NEGROMS. ‘Tho Senate bill authorizing negroon to vote in this de. trict moots with universal disapprobation here, and hopes fare entertained by the inbabit that the radicals wilt aot be able to Cores it taroys | Taig Dill ellews